[e-drug] Setting up Hospital/ Clinic Pharmacies in Resource-Poor Settings (5)

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E-DRUG: Setting up Hospital/ Clinic Pharmacies in Resource-Poor Settings (5)
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Dear Suzanna,

As a non-pharmacist who gets to organize storerooms and dispensaries,
and teach staff how to manage them, I often use Part Two of MSF's book
_Essential Drugs_. I find it synthesizes the information and presents
it in an easy-to-understand manner. (And the first half is a great
reference as well.)

You can download the English version here:
http://refbooks.msf.org/msf_docs/en/essential_drugs/ed_en.pdf

The book is also available in French and Spanish.

Kind regards,

Libby Levison
International health consultant, medical logistics
Boston, MA
libby@theplateau.com

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E-DRUG: Setting up Hospital/ Clinic Pharmacies in Resource-Poor Settings (10)
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Two more resources that are useful for such settings:

1. 'Where There are No Pharmacists' - a book by Sarah Andersson and
Beverley Snell that covers the broad range of activities involved in
managing medicines, including logistics, procurement, dispensing,
safety, quality and legal issues. It is available from Teaching Aids at
Low Cost (TALC)
http://www.talcuk.org/books/where-there-are-no-pharmacists.htm
or Third World Network in Malaysia http:// www.twnshop.com

2. 'Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health
Commodities' - this is a 'pocket book' from JSI Deliver, specifically
focused on organizing a pharmacy/health storage facility.
http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/GuidStorEsse_Pock.pdf

I have found both very useful when training lay people about medicines.

Best wishes,

Carolyn Green

Carolyn Green
Independent Consultant Pharmacist
Civil society and access to health care
Carolyn Green <cgreenconsult@hotmail.com>

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E-DRUG: Setting up Hospital/ Clinic Pharmacies in Resource-Poor Settings (15)
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I found this link that may be useful to you:
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/imai/om_5_infrastructure.pdf

Although it is mainly for the set up of a health center for HIV/AIDS and TB
care, it does cover pharmacy and other cross cutting aspects such as water
and electricity supply, safety, infection control, and waste management.

Shiou-Chu Judy Wang
Center for Pharmaceutical Management
Management Sciences for Health
Shiouchu Judy Wang <judyscwang@gmail.com>